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Summary: A great book rewvied by Ben Dover aka BCG
Review: Letters from a Slave Girl
The story of Harriet Jacobs
Many people today have no idea about what it feels like to be a slave or to live in hiding or to fight for freedoms we barely recognize today. However, reading this historical fiction by Mary E. Lyons will give you a small amount of insight into the pain, courage, and triumphs of an ordinary slave but extraordinary person. Harriet Ann Jacobs was by some measure a normal slave in the small town of Edenton, North Carolina in 1825. Harriet was special though, because her first master taught her how to read and write. Therefore, the story is written from Harriet's point of view in the form of letters she wrote to her family and friends but kept to herself. I think this is neat because the book contains the black dialect and even spelling mistakes made by Harriet. Harriet sadly lost her mother and father at a young age. Many of her first letters were written to them. Sadly, Harriet was sold to a mean master, Dr. Norcom, who would later sexually harass her. To cope with this pain, Harriet had sexual relations with another white man, Samuel Sawyer, and had two children, Joseph and Louisa. Harriet felt so threatened by Dr. Norcom she went into hiding under the roof of her Grandmother's house for seven long years. This was very difficult for Harriet, not being able to see her family and staying in a space so small she couldn't stand up. Harriet eventually made it to the free North escaping on a ship to Philadelphia. Harriet was joyfully reunited with her brother and children for a winter in Boston. Her dream of living free with her family finally came true. The rest of her years, Harriet was an activist for anti-slavery. She wrote the story of her life; Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl explaining the usually overlooked aspect of sexually abused slaves. I enjoyed this book because it offered a different point of view into the world of slavery. This book made me feel as if I was really living the events that Harriet experienced. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for an unusual point of view on the hardships of slavery.
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Summary: A great book rewvied by Ben Dover aka BCG
Review: Letters from a Slave Girl
The story of Harriet Jacobs
Many people today have no idea about what it feels like to be a slave or to live in hiding or to fight for freedoms we barely recognize today. However, reading this historical fiction by Mary E. Lyons will give you a small amount of insight into the pain, courage, and triumphs of an ordinary slave but extraordinary person. Harriet Ann Jacobs was by some measure a normal slave in the small town of Edenton, North Carolina in 1825. Harriet was special though, because her first master taught her how to read and write. Therefore, the story is written from Harriet's point of view in the form of letters she wrote to her family and friends but kept to herself. I think this is neat because the book contains the black dialect and even spelling mistakes made by Harriet. Harriet sadly lost her mother and father at a young age. Many of her first letters were written to them. Sadly, Harriet was sold to a mean master, Dr. Norcom, who would later sexually harass her. To cope with this pain, Harriet had sexual relations with another white man, Samuel Sawyer, and had two children, Joseph and Louisa. Harriet felt so threatened by Dr. Norcom she went into hiding under the roof of her Grandmother's house for seven long years. This was very difficult for Harriet, not being able to see her family and staying in a space so small she couldn't stand up. Harriet eventually made it to the free North escaping on a ship to Philadelphia. Harriet was joyfully reunited with her brother and children for a winter in Boston. Her dream of living free with her family finally came true. The rest of her years, Harriet was an activist for anti-slavery. She wrote the story of her life; Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl explaining the usually overlooked aspect of sexually abused slaves. I enjoyed this book because it offered a different point of view into the world of slavery. This book made me feel as if I was really living the events that Harriet experienced. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for an unusual point of view on the hardships of slavery.
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Summary: Letters from the slave girl
Review: My teacher made me read this book I didn't think it will be a good book but when I start getting to the middle it starting being a good book so I think you will like it because it give you a good idea how the book going to end.
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Summary: I LOVED " Letters from a slave girl" By ...
Review: One of the best books to read about the life of slavery is "Letters From a Slave Girl- the Story of Harriet Jacobs" by .... This book discloses with great detail, what many slave women had to endure during this period.
This book is written in letterform. Harriet, the main character was taught to read and write by her mistress, Ms. Margret Hornblow who is now dying. With the death of her mistress Harriet feels hopeful that she will be set free. She has much faith in Ms.Horniblow because she was the only mother figure Harriet has had since her mother died.
Unfortunately Harriet was left to Ms.Horniblow's 3-year-old niece. Soon Harriet finds herself in a world of trouble. Her new Master is making sexual advances toward her. She decides to have sex with another white man to anger her master' soon she finds out that she is pregnant. Later on in the story Harriet escapes and is in hiding for seven years!
"Letters From a slave girl" will give you feelings of anger, hatred and family bonds. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves to read!
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Summary: The most frustrating slave book. Reveiwed by M.K.Love
Review: The book "Letters from a slave girl: The story of Harriet Jacobs" is about a slave with big dreams of not being a slave. It's about a girl named Harriet who learned to read and write from her first master. She lives in a small town in South Carolina, she has been a slave most of her life and the entire time she seeks a way to become free. From a master that would like her for sexual reasons to dealing with family issues such as deaths, "Letters from a slave girl" gives you every aspect of being a female slave.
I have to say it was one of the most frustrating books I have ever read. When Harriet was sixteen she had a son simply to make her master mad. I personally don't understand why she had a child to make him mad because if she really wanted to make him mad she should have just ran away, which she ended up doing. Later on in the story Harriet had 1 more child by the same man.
Another part I didn't like was the slave dialect. When I first started reading the book I thought that it was pretty neat the author wrote the book like that because since the book was historical fiction, the dialect actually made it seem historical. Towards the end, however, it started to annoy and confuse me. Maybe while she was hiding out for 7 years she could have bettered her grammar and reading skills.
There was one part of the book that I actually enjoyed. Throughout the entire story the author showed how even in hard times families stick together. Gran stood by Harriet's side the whole time even when Harriet was in the deepest of trouble. Gran and Harriet's other relatives such as her Aunt Betty, brother John, and Uncle Mark helped her hide out for 7 years. What made this family stronger was that they remained together even through all the stresses of deaths and hiding Harriet. Eventually all of the hard work paid off and Harriet made it to her destination.
If you can over look the frustrating ways Harriet seeks to do things and the slave dialect then you will probably like this book. It's also a good read for those of you who like reading non-fictional historical books or diaries. I personally did not like the book but don't let my opinions discourage you from reading "Letters from a slave girl: The story of Harriet Jacobs" its probably one of the best historical diaries out there but I just did not enjoy it.
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Summary: An interesting tale...
Review: The book 'Letters from a Slave Girl: The Story of Harriet Jacobs' by Mary E. Lyons is an interesting book about the life of a young slave girl. I personally don't think that it is the best book; the African American dialect made some things hard to understand. I didn't exactly like the format of the book because it was in letterform and to deceased family members at that. The story tells of a young slave girl that is beginning to grow up and fully understand the concepts of slavery. Harriet finds that her Mistress is dying, and is saddened because she thinks of her as a second mother. But before her Mistress died, she had given Harriet an old account book and had taught her to read. If she turns the book upside down, she can write on the back of the pages. She had practiced her letters and taught herself to write, and so began her letters to her family. She was expecting her Mistress to free her in her will, but sadly, her morale is dampened with the truth that she is being given to her Mistress' niece. Harriet finds that living with the Norcoms is harsh. Harriet is being 'stalked' by the doctor, as he makes ...advances towards her. She eventually has two children (by a White man), and runs away from the Norcom's and goes into hiding for several years. She tricks them into believing she is in the Free States, but she was hiding under their noses the entire time!
This book is historical and tells the truth about the brutality of slavery. It's a good book for anyone who is interested in historical fiction.
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Summary: Boring Book REW
Review: The Book entitled Letters From A Slave Girl was a very boring book. I found it boring because it showed how a girl escaped and had to run away from her owner. I also believe that this book was not important to read due to the fact it was about a time period when there was a problem with the difference in races. My major problem with it is that there is that we should try to not churn up old problems. I believe this book would be good for a historian
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Summary: This book was o.k
Review: The Main Charactor is Harriet Ann who is a slave. Letter`s From a slave girl is about 12 year old Harriet Ann who is a slave.She slaves for mistress who refuses to sell her.Harriet keeps a diary of notes to her mom,dad and R, but I dont know who R is because she refuses to write his name in her book just incase Mistress shall find it.Harriet wants to get married but mistress wont let her because he`s white and she`s black.there are a lot of preguidice people in this book and this is a long time ago before Martin Luther King Jr.In this book she talks about her mom and dad dieng and it made me cry because if my mom or dad shall ever die i would be...[sad].But Harriet will think positive sometimes but when shes talking to her grandma she tells her every thing.Harriet has a younger brother who teases her and this black boy next door.I know how she fells when she gets teased and she does not like it.
I would reccomend this book to anyone because if you ike sad books this is the right one.And if you dont like sad books than you might not like this book.when i read this book i thought my life was hard but hers was even harder because she is a slave.And also she lost her parents.So go to your library and look for `Letters From a Slave Girl` you`ll like it a lot!
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Summary: ...
Review: The story "Letters from a slave girl, the story of Harriet Jacobs", tells the story of a young slave named Harriet Jacobs. This heartbreaking story tells about how she suffered her master's sexual harassment and the fear of trying to run away.
To run away from the sexual harassment, Harriet decides to have kids with a white man named Samuel Sawyer. She has two kids, Joseph and Louisa. Dr. Norcom, her master gets upset and threatens to sell her kids. Then Sawyer buys the children and Harriet goes into hiding. She hides for 7 years hoping and praying o one will find her out. Before Louisa leaves 7 years later Harriet decides to make a daring attempt to see her and let her know who her mama was. Do you think Harriet will escape? Will she ever see her children again? If you love depressing but thrilling books this one is definitely for you. To find out the ending don't ask me what it is, find out for yourself I'm keeping the ending a surprise. I personally found the book pretty boring but easy to read. I am a high grade reading level so I found it very easy to read. This is probably one of the books for a 6th grader to adult.
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Summary: I didnt like this book...reviewed by chaquida banana
Review: The story Letters From a Slave Girl: The Story of Harriet Ann Jacobs by: Mary E. Lyons describes a young slave's life. The young teen, Harriet Jacobs, had a difficult life, and she had several different masters and through sexual relationships, she had two children. Although these sexual relationships were not with her first love, they were with a man who she had feelings for, Samuel Sawyer. My own opinion of this book was that it was suspenseful; however, I felt it was not very good. This book was written in a dialect that took a very long time to understand. The first time I began to read this novel I felt it was tedious. As it continued into the sexual harassment Harriet went through, it began to get better. I might not have been impressed with this book but many others that I know enjoyed reading Letters From A Slave Girl: The Story of Harriet Ann Jacobs. It described many hardships African Americans went through before the Civil War started. I do not suggest this book to anyone, it does not suit many interests, and it drags on with topics that are dull.
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